Rihanna

O2, Dublin Tonight 8pm €54.80 0818-719300

She’s known to her family as Robyn Rihanna Fenty, but as we all know by now, over the past few years the Barbadian has joined the elite set of first-name pop stars. We seriously like this one – she’s got style, class, a great pop sensibility, a ferociously good pop voice, and more than several songs that are so tough you’d be hard-pressed to find a hammer that would do any damage to them.

We are, however, ever so slightly worried at the way in which Rihanna feels the need to constantly flash the flesh. Far be it from The Ticket to get all parentally concerned on yo’ ass (it’s not really our thing), but, you know, isn’t the amount of overt sexual imagery sending out the wrong type of message to pre- and post-pubescent girls?

Enough concerned-parent comments. Expect, then, a cool show, the usual amount of bangin' tunes, new songs from her just-released new album ( Talk That Talk), and skin. Lots of skin.

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